A S Gil Optometrist

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar on the loading dock—a strange old box wrapped in brown paper, with no label or markings. Curious, he carried it inside and placed it next to the reception desk. As he opened it, out popped an ancient pair of spectacles, dusty but sparkling like new. The receptionist picked them up curiously and tried them on—suddenly she could see every detail of the room as if for the first time. It turned out that A.S.Gil had been testing his latest invention: glasses that revealed hidden beauty everywhere they were worn. Word spread quickly around town, and soon everyone was stopping by just to get their own pair—and maybe catch a glimpse of what their neighbors looked like without makeup.

2. In the early hours of every Tuesday, an elderly gentleman would arrive at A.S. Gil Optometrist's office with a small brown bag. He never spoke to anyone and always left without saying a word. No one knew who he was or why he came until one day, when the receptionist found a single pair of glasses inside the empty bag. Finally, someone from the office asked around, and it turned out that the old man was just a delivery driver who’d accidentally dropped off his lunch instead of the eyeglasses order. Everyone had a good laugh over a simple mix-up, and ever since then, whenever anyone ordered something from Brown Bag Deliveries, they made sure to double-check the address.

3. At closing time one Friday, the janitor locked up A.S. Gil’s office and headed home. As he walked past the empty storefront next door, he heard a soft clicking sound. Curious, he peered inside—and saw a pair of glasses adjusting themselves on the display shelf. The janitor blinked, rubbed his eyes, but the spectacles were still there—slowly rotating to face him. With a laugh, he reached out to touch them, and they stopped moving, settling into place as if in greeting. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned A.S. Gil’s, people said it was haunted by ‘the talking specs.’ But no one ever complained—they just smiled and walked away, knowing it was part of the neighborhood charm.

4. At closing time one Friday, the janitor locked up A.S. Gil’s office and headed for home. But as he walked past the reception desk, he heard a faint voice calling out: ‘Excuse me, young man… do you know where I left my glasses?’ The janitor turned around and saw an old pair of spectacles sitting on the counter. He smiled and said gently, 'Sir, your glasses were right here all along.' The elderly gentleman laughed softly and replied, 'Ah, thank heavens! I've been searching everywhere!' And with that, they both shared a hearty laugh, leaving behind another quirky tale of A.S. Gil's mysterious optical world.